Uvalde school police chief is placed on administrative leave

• Pete Arredondo was the incident commander at Robb Elementary School.
• 19 children and two adults died there last month.
• It took police more than 70 minutes to break into the classroom and kill the suspect.

Pete Arredondo has been placed on administrative leave, according to Uvalde School District Superintendent Hal Harrell. Pete Arredondo administrative was the incident commander at Robb Elementary, Uvalde school when 19 children and two adults died there last month. According to police chief

Police chief Harrell said, “I shared from the outset of this terrible tragedy that the district would wait until the inquiry finished before making personnel choices.

I still don’t have access to specifics about the investigations.

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Arredondo arrived at Robb Elementary School just a short while after the readily horrifying shooting started.

“There was a sufficient number of armed police wearing body armor to isolate, distract, and neutralize the subject three minutes after the suspect entered the west building.

Within 20 minutes of the shooting, a ballistic shield and several officers holding rifles, walking inside the school.

Arredondo chose to remain in reserve and wait for additional tactical equipment, firepower.